ray rabalais

owner

About

Owner \ Operator of 1-800 Radiator & A/C of Baton Rouge

Country

united states

City

new orleans

Industry

automotive

Skill

retail, inventory management, sales, team building, sales operations, customer satisfaction, sales management, customer service, automotive, training, b2b, leadership, profit, operations management, pricing, purchasing, management, strategic planning, automotive aftermarket, customer retention, coaching, forecasting, account management, logistics, merchandising, p&l, inventory control, p&l management, team leadership, sales process, parts, store management, budgets, recruiting, cross functional team leadership, competitive analysis, hiring, cold calling, income statement, selling, pricing strategy, marketing, crm

Experience

area trainer

advance auto parts

2000-12 - 2005-1 · 4 yrs 2 mos

district commercial sales manager

advance auto parts

2005-1 - 2010-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

store operations manager

hi-lo auto supply

1983-10 - 1996-10 · 13 yrs 1 mo

territory sales manager

autozone

2012-3 - 2013-3 · 1 yr 1 mo

* Developed and implemented logistical and other operational efficiencies. * Built B2B Sales Tactics and Strategies for maximum exposure and sales * Moved the business from a negative 20%, to positive 45% in YOY comps. This equates to over a 2500bps increase over the period as well as a 65% increase in business

ecommerce program manager

autozone

2010-1 - 2012-3 · 2 yrs 3 mos

* Responsible for the implementation of sales initiatives for 400+ stores for B2B sales consisting of 4 Regional Markets including; Best in class team building strategies as well as strategic planning. * Developed and implemented logistical and other operational efficiencies. * Built B2B Sales Tactics and Strategies for maximum exposure and sales

district manager

advance auto parts

1998-12 - 2000-12 · 2 yrs 1 mo

* Responsible for the coordination of store staffing, new employee training, inventory management, displays, merchandise and new store setup. * Continually increased YOY sales, with one 12-month period, showing a 20% increase. * Improved employee morale through training and coaching which resulted in better customer service, confidence and satisfaction. * Managed 13 store locations with leadership as well as best in class salesmanship

store operations manager

advance auto parts

1996-10 - 1998-8 · 1 yr 11 mos

Increased Sales in a 6-month period from 17k to 38k. Motivated and trained the store team to build a customer base

owner

1-800-radiator

2013-4 - Present · 13 yrs 6 mos

1-800-Radiator is the largest independent parts distributor in the nation. The company continues to increase market share through added product lines and acquisitions. The 1-800-Radiator business model provides retail and wholesale customers with radiators, condenser's and a Large assortment of Air conditioning products that can be delivered to their doorstep in a matter of hours at very competitive pricing. 1-800-Radiator provides state-of-the-art software technology, along with 24-7 support. For more information about my business contact me. http://www.rayra@1800radiator.com